Tag Archives: Science

OTTAWA - Privacy watchdogs say U.S. firm Clearview AI's facial-recognition technology resulted in mass surveillance of Canadians and violated federal and provincial laws governing personal information...

EDMONTON - Alberta government documents show repeated cuts to environmental monitoring despite contaminants in some waterways that exceed thresholds that are supposed to trigger increased scrutiny. Th...

EDMONTON - Sort of silvery in its raw state, sort of metallic but not really, selenium embodies contradiction. It's fairly rare - the 68th most common element - but often found with coal. Tiny amounts...

MONTREAL - A new research centre created at Montreal's Polytechnique university will aim to protect ships from pirates - and they're not talking about Blackbeard or Captain Kidd. Canada's Maritime Cyb...

Canadians are "Angry Birds" when it comes to climate change, shows a survey the United Nations calls the largest ever taken on the issue. The mammoth survey, which drew respondents through the use of ...

EDMONTON - Critics are asking why Alberta Environment has been sitting on years worth of data about pollution from coal mines while the government considers a dramatic expansion of the industry. "It r...

EDMONTON - Microsoft founder Bill Gates did not create the virus that causes COVID-19 and he is not forcing microchips into your body through vaccinations. Those pieces of misinformation are examples ...

EDMONTON - Some Alberta rivers and streams have already been heavily contaminated by coal mining, unreported government data suggests. The province's plan for large-scale expansion of the industry is ...

IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, it's not unusual for the internet to cut out, slow down or stop working altogether. Unlike most jurisdictions in Canada, there is no option for unlimited internet. Inste...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama announced plans Tuesday to restore the world's only full-sized mockup of a space shuttle coupled with an external fuel tank and twin ro...